-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Some of golf 's biggest names failed Friday to make the cut at the U.S. Open , victims of the Olympic Club 's unforgiving roughs and slick greens .

The departure of such big names as defending champion Rory McIlroy , Bubba Watson and world No. 1 Luke Donald seems to have paved the way for the sport 's biggest star , Tiger Woods .

Woods had another solid day Friday , moving to a tie for the lead with Jim Furyk and David Toms . They all ended 1-under through two rounds .

Furyk , winner of the 2003 U.S. Open , said he will be ready for the weekend .

`` I feel solid and in control so far , '' Furyk told reporters . `` I know it 's going to get even ... firmer and faster and even more of a stern test for the weekend . ''

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Others struggled on the tree-lined San Francisco golf course despite the near-perfect weather .

McIlroy finished 10 over . The 23-year-old Northern Irishman may have sealed his fate on the last hole Friday .

McIlroy seemed to have a birdie putt set up nicely to get him to eight over . Instead , he three-putted for a bogey in a shaky performance that had the crowd groaning and McIlroy looking to the sky in frustration .

`` You really have to be so precise out there , and if you 're not , you 're going to get punished , '' McIlroy told reporters . `` It 's just something that you have to adjust to in this tournament . I was n't able to do that very well this week . ''

Watson finished at 9 over as he continued to struggle hitting fairways .

The grouping of Woods , Phil Mickelson and Watson was billed as the marquee pairing of popular champions , but Woods was the only one who lived up to the billing .

Five-time U.S. Open runner-up Mickelson barely made the cut by ending at 7 over . The veteran lefty got a birdie at the end of the round .

Also having a disappointing showing was Donald , who wilted on the northern California course , finishing 11 over .

Donald said his game was off both Thursday and Friday .

`` I think I missed nine putts inside 10 feet yesterday and just could n't get the feel for the greens , the reads , the speed , '' the 34-year-old Englishman told reporters .

Another crowd favorite missing the cut was 14-year-old Andy Zhang . The Chinese teen , who is the youngest golfer to ever compete in the U.S. Open , was widely followed . He had some good shots both Thursday and Friday but was plagued by stretches of bogeys and double bogeys and ended 17 over .

Casey Martin , playing his first major since the U.S. Open at the same venue in 1998 , missed the cut by one shot . He carded 75 to be 9 over along with Watson and 20 other players including major winners Lucas Glover , Y.E. Yang and Louis Oosthuizen .

Now a coach , the 40-year-old needs a cart to get around the course due to a birth defect which causes pain in his right leg . He was the first golfer to use a cart in a major 14 years ago , causing controversy and sparking a law suit by the PGA Tour .

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Tiger Woods is tied for the lead at the U.S. Open after two rounds

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Defending champion Rory McIlroy and Masters winner Bubba Watson miss the cut

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Five-time U.S. Open runner-up Phil Mickelson barely makes it to third round

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Record-breaking teen also fails to make the weekend rounds